Keen to know how our friends across the Tasman are faring in the time of the coronavirus? Here’s what Ceillhe Sperath had to say about turning a crisis into an opportunity.

Staff at The Nibbler wish they had the exercise discipline of MCEC’s senior manager of planning. Our current routine consists of walking to the coffee machine and back.

This week, the general manager of Lime & Soda and Vokali gives us the lowdown on what’s keeping her sane. We’ll give you a couple of hints: it’s not her snoring dog or her teenage son’s choice in music.

This week, we’re seeing what gets Brisbane Showgrounds’ senior business development manager ticking, and it’s no surprise that it involves caffeine.

A drum set is one of the many things keeping Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre’s director of technology and innovation sane. However, he probably can’t say the same for his neighbours.

We’ve given our usual profile series a bit of a facelift to better reflect the current environment. To kick it off, we chat with Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre’s senior manager of sales.

This week, we caught up with Gareth Long, area general manager at Crowne Plaza Sydney Coogee Beach, who wishes he met his wife 10 years earlier. Awww.

This week, we caught up with Cvent Australia’s director of sales on The Big Cheese couch.

The Nibbler recently caught up with Talk2 Media & Events CEO Matt Pearce, who revealed he is scared of snakes. We’re unsure if that includes the rubber or trouser varieties.

This week, we were joined by Agility Fairs & Events’ global CEO, Priscilla Leong. Unfortunately, we had to sit on the floor, as all of The Nibbler’s office chairs were broken.

The Nibbler sat down for a quick chat with the general manager and technical director of Austage Events Sydney, but then he had to dart off.

This week, W Bali – Seminyak’s director of food and beverage served us a seven-course degustation. Then we woke up from our food coma and interviewed him.